Dec. 2,1908.] Agricultural Gazette of N.S.TF. 997 



" Black Heart." — Trees stunted, spreadinif, heavy crop ; very small 

 fruit. Worthless. 



" Governor Wood." — Vigorous, spreading, heavy crop, hanging in twos and 

 threes ; stalk short ; fruit medium size, roundish heart-shaped ; yellow, 

 partly mottled with bright red; flesh yellowish; juice clear; stone .small ; 

 good flavour; bruises too much for market. Ripe 27th November, 1907. 



"Florence." — Upright, spreading, heavy crop, hanging in pairs; stalk 

 slender, of medium length; fruit small; light red, turning inucli darker on 

 hanging after ripe ; flesh whitish ; juice clear ; good flavour ; stone rather 

 large ; carries well. Ripe 6th December, 1907, but would hang a week later. 



" BigarreaudeMezel." — Trees vigorous, upright, spreading. No crop, 1907. 



"Bigarreau Napoleon." — Upright, sagging with weight of crop; making 

 very poor growth ; very heavy crop, mostly in i)airs ; stalk rather short ; 

 fruit small, long, heart-shaped ; glossy yellow, nearly covered with light 

 red ; firm, but shows bruises very badly, which makes it ditHcult to market. 

 Ripe 4th December, 1907. 



" Werder's Early Black." — Spreading, vigorous ; fair ci'op ; hanging 

 singly and in pairs ; stalk about li inches long ; fruit small, heart-shaped, 

 flattened on sides ; dark red, turning nearly black when dead ripe ; flesh 

 dark, juice purple. Ripe 12th November, 1907. Had complaints from 

 buyers that fruit went wet in boxes when held a couple of days. 



"Twyford." — Tree vigorous, upi'ight, spreading ; heavy crop ; fruit haiiging 

 singly and in pairs ; stalk slender and long ; fruit rather above medium 

 size ; roundish, heart-shaped, flattened ; flesh whitish, tinged with red near 

 skin; juice clear; firm enough for market if picked in time; yellow, 

 mottled with bright light red ; flavour ^ood. Ripe 11th November, 1907. 



"St. Margaret." — Trees rather stunted; heavy crop; fruit medium to 

 large. Ripe end of December. 



"Bohemian Black Bigarreau." — Upright, fairly vigorous, heavy crop, 

 mostly in pairs ; stalk medium ; fruit large, heart-shaped, dark red, firm ; 

 flesh and juice purple ; stone not large ; flavour good, sub-bitter ; marketed 

 well. Ripe 10th December, 1907. 



" Bigarreau Jaune de Drogan." — ^Tree upright (sagging with weight of 

 crop) ; heavy ci'op, hanging in twos and threes ; stalk rather long in narrow 

 deep cavity ; fruit large, round, obtuse, flattened on one side ; whitisli yellow, 

 nearly covered with a glossy lively red ; flesh nearly white ; fairly firm ; 

 juice clear ; flavour rather acid. Ripe 11th December, 1907. 



" Early Rivers." — Tree vigorous, upright, spreading ; heavy crop, hanging 

 chiefly in twos and threes, stalk about 1 J inches long ; fruit above medium to 

 large, roundish, but broader than it is long ; dark red, flesh dark red, and 

 though appears firm, gives trouble in packing; juice purple. Ready for 

 market 9th November, 1907. 



" Belle d' Orleans." — Somewhat stunted, upright, spreading ; heavy croj), 

 mostly hanging in twos ; stalk long ; fruit small, roundish, hearted-shaped, 

 and flattened on sides ; glossy yellow, almost covered with bright light red ; 



